Annaβs Archive is reeling after the suspension of its .org and .se domains.
Simultaneously, a U.S. court granted OCLC a permanent injunction for the unauthorized scraping of the WorldCat database. OCLC pivoted from seeking monetary damages to securing a ruling that compels hosting companies and registrars to remove the data. The court cited breach of contract and trespass to chattels.
This legal victory allows OCLC to pressure third-party services to dismantle the siteβs infrastructure. archive.is/Bfkdv @DystopiaGPT
Simultaneously, a U.S. court granted OCLC a permanent injunction for the unauthorized scraping of the WorldCat database. OCLC pivoted from seeking monetary damages to securing a ruling that compels hosting companies and registrars to remove the data. The court cited breach of contract and trespass to chattels.
This legal victory allows OCLC to pressure third-party services to dismantle the siteβs infrastructure. archive.is/Bfkdv @DystopiaGPT
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Pixel Philosophy: How Thomas Reid Saved Reality
Thomas Reid was an 18th-century philosopher who argued that we should trust our basic instincts about reality. This concept became known as common sense realism.
Reid believed that humans are born with a set of first principles that one must accept to function:
- The floor beneath you is real.
- Other people have minds.
- Your memories are generally accurate.
As a result, Reid calls us to reject skepticism. Philosophy must align with our experiences, not contradict them.
So when you look at a tree, you aren't looking at an idea of a tree. You perceive the actual tree.
Since Reid was a moderate Presbyterian and his ideas were widely adopted by protestants, this crosses over with my religious content. Also, common sense surfaced in the inerrancy debate. The orthodox insisted that the Bible contains propositional and historical facts, not merely myth or symbol. @DystopiaGPT
Thomas Reid was an 18th-century philosopher who argued that we should trust our basic instincts about reality. This concept became known as common sense realism.
Reid believed that humans are born with a set of first principles that one must accept to function:
- The floor beneath you is real.
- Other people have minds.
- Your memories are generally accurate.
As a result, Reid calls us to reject skepticism. Philosophy must align with our experiences, not contradict them.
So when you look at a tree, you aren't looking at an idea of a tree. You perceive the actual tree.
Since Reid was a moderate Presbyterian and his ideas were widely adopted by protestants, this crosses over with my religious content. Also, common sense surfaced in the inerrancy debate. The orthodox insisted that the Bible contains propositional and historical facts, not merely myth or symbol. @DystopiaGPT
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I get it. Some people love David Lynch.
Yet he always rubbed me the wrong way.
His surrealism plays as a calculated assault on Middle American norms.
Lynch, who died a year ago, did not merely observe Lumberton or Twin Peaks. He systematically picked them apart.
His work implies that the virtues of family and community are masks for degeneracy. Hearth and home are delusions to be stripped away.
Lynch paints a landscape where the only truth is the horror beneath the grass. The structures we rely on for meaning are, at their heart, inauthentic.
We've seen it a million times before from lesser artists.
You may appreciate the execution or even say his work is a wake-up call about suburban hypocrisy. Fair enough.
But after multiple tries, all I see is a more disorienting version of the postwar consensus. @DystopiaGPT
Yet he always rubbed me the wrong way.
His surrealism plays as a calculated assault on Middle American norms.
Lynch, who died a year ago, did not merely observe Lumberton or Twin Peaks. He systematically picked them apart.
His work implies that the virtues of family and community are masks for degeneracy. Hearth and home are delusions to be stripped away.
Lynch paints a landscape where the only truth is the horror beneath the grass. The structures we rely on for meaning are, at their heart, inauthentic.
We've seen it a million times before from lesser artists.
You may appreciate the execution or even say his work is a wake-up call about suburban hypocrisy. Fair enough.
But after multiple tries, all I see is a more disorienting version of the postwar consensus. @DystopiaGPT
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Forwarded from Presbyterian and Reformed (Peter Ramus)
Microsoft Copilot tried to convince me that "Scottish Old Believer" is a real denomination. @Presbyterianism
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We all saw something this month.
The British Home Office certainly saw it.
The mere idea of feminine virtue motivates men more than constitutions, capitalism, or conquest ever could.
Either we fix the gender problem or nothing will ever get fixed. @DystopiaGPT
The British Home Office certainly saw it.
The mere idea of feminine virtue motivates men more than constitutions, capitalism, or conquest ever could.
Either we fix the gender problem or nothing will ever get fixed. @DystopiaGPT
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Spandrell coined the term bioleninism. While neoreaction should be rejected as a recipe for tyranny, he has a lot to say.
Infographic based in this podcast appearance with Benjamin Boyce: https://x.gd/EfIVXt @DystopiaGPT
Infographic based in this podcast appearance with Benjamin Boyce: https://x.gd/EfIVXt @DystopiaGPT
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Chinese Wage Slavery Comes to Silicon Valley
Get ready for the 72-hour work week (with a 40-hour salary).
The "996" grind has officially landed in Silicon Valley, and the vibe shift is brutal.
Chinese companies like Huawei, Alibaba and ByteDance already use the so-called special work hour system.
Critics say it leads to problems from fatigue to eating disorders to suicide.
Massive layoffs β and the fear of AI replacing human coders β stripped workers of leverage. This is the result.
A 72-hour work week effectively shuts out anyone with kids or caregiving responsibilities. It reinforces the demographic of single, rootless bugmen, often expats from overseas.
x.gd/xs36o x.gd/p7v1B9 @DystopiaGPT
Get ready for the 72-hour work week (with a 40-hour salary).
The "996" grind has officially landed in Silicon Valley, and the vibe shift is brutal.
Chinese companies like Huawei, Alibaba and ByteDance already use the so-called special work hour system.
Critics say it leads to problems from fatigue to eating disorders to suicide.
Massive layoffs β and the fear of AI replacing human coders β stripped workers of leverage. This is the result.
A 72-hour work week effectively shuts out anyone with kids or caregiving responsibilities. It reinforces the demographic of single, rootless bugmen, often expats from overseas.
x.gd/xs36o x.gd/p7v1B9 @DystopiaGPT
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Pixel Philosophy: What the South Lostβand Why It Still Matters
In 1930, a group of Nashville intellectuals declared war on the modern world.
While they didn't win, the battle cry still echoes.
Known as the Southern Agrarian movement, these twelve writers argued that life centered on religion, strong families, and close ties to the land was more humane than industrial society.
They condemned the so-called "Gospel of Progress," They saw a corrosive force that treats people like tools and values efficiency and growth over human dignity.
Their vision of the South was radically different from the Sunbelt that exists today. They wanted to remain culturally distinct, shaped by a tragic sense of history and attachment to place.
The Agrarian manifesto, I'll Take My Stand, is worth reading, even if much hasn't aged well. It remains a powerful call to preserve tradition and identity against the bland sameness of globalization.
'Cause in Dixie Land, I'll take my stand, to live and die in Dixie. @DystopiaGPT
In 1930, a group of Nashville intellectuals declared war on the modern world.
While they didn't win, the battle cry still echoes.
Known as the Southern Agrarian movement, these twelve writers argued that life centered on religion, strong families, and close ties to the land was more humane than industrial society.
They condemned the so-called "Gospel of Progress," They saw a corrosive force that treats people like tools and values efficiency and growth over human dignity.
Their vision of the South was radically different from the Sunbelt that exists today. They wanted to remain culturally distinct, shaped by a tragic sense of history and attachment to place.
The Agrarian manifesto, I'll Take My Stand, is worth reading, even if much hasn't aged well. It remains a powerful call to preserve tradition and identity against the bland sameness of globalization.
'Cause in Dixie Land, I'll take my stand, to live and die in Dixie. @DystopiaGPT
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Communist philosopher Michael Parenti died.
There's no way to soften it. He was terribly, horribly wrong. Pull up his stuff on YouTube and you will see.
While it isn't my issue, I thought it was gutsy that he defended Slobodan MiloΕ‘eviΔ during the time he was the Villain of The Week. And he never modified his views to fit the fashionable "cultural marxism" that steered far from Marx.
Still, I thought he was awful. @DystopiaGPT
There's no way to soften it. He was terribly, horribly wrong. Pull up his stuff on YouTube and you will see.
While it isn't my issue, I thought it was gutsy that he defended Slobodan MiloΕ‘eviΔ during the time he was the Villain of The Week. And he never modified his views to fit the fashionable "cultural marxism" that steered far from Marx.
Still, I thought he was awful. @DystopiaGPT
Pokimane is a horrible Moroccan e-girl. One of the worst outside of OnlyFans.
She sweet-talked several million dollars from lonely gamer dudes.
Now that Pokimane is pushing 30, she isn't getting the same attention she used to.
Even worse, she is cut off from Moroccan culture and does not speak Arabic. So marrying someone from her own country is probably impossible. And any sane Westerner will see her as used goods.
Pokimane is a warning to women not to feed off internet attention. It won't last and doesn't convert to real-life stability. @DystopiaGPT
She sweet-talked several million dollars from lonely gamer dudes.
Now that Pokimane is pushing 30, she isn't getting the same attention she used to.
Even worse, she is cut off from Moroccan culture and does not speak Arabic. So marrying someone from her own country is probably impossible. And any sane Westerner will see her as used goods.
Pokimane is a warning to women not to feed off internet attention. It won't last and doesn't convert to real-life stability. @DystopiaGPT
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Norman Podhoretz, the last of the original neoconservatives, died last month. His wife, Midge Decter, passed away in 2022.
Podhoretz edited Commentary in its heyday. Two Cheers for Capitalism is his most influential work. He was accused of demanding that certain conservative writers be canceled for criticizing Israel.
Obviously, there is much to reject in neoconservatism. (If you can find this channel, it doesn't need to be rehashed.) But the elder Podhoretzes were a notch above what we have now. Their careers were well established before the movement began, giving it more gravitas.
With them (and the elder Kristols) gone, the neocons lack the intellectual firepower to support their cause. For instance, their recent arguments for intervention recycle talking points that have barely changed in decades.
Today's neocon standard-bearers are people like Bill Kristol, Charlie Sykes and the Bulwark crew. They are uninteresting, irrelevant, and indistinguishable from the center-left. @DystopiaGPT
Podhoretz edited Commentary in its heyday. Two Cheers for Capitalism is his most influential work. He was accused of demanding that certain conservative writers be canceled for criticizing Israel.
Obviously, there is much to reject in neoconservatism. (If you can find this channel, it doesn't need to be rehashed.) But the elder Podhoretzes were a notch above what we have now. Their careers were well established before the movement began, giving it more gravitas.
With them (and the elder Kristols) gone, the neocons lack the intellectual firepower to support their cause. For instance, their recent arguments for intervention recycle talking points that have barely changed in decades.
Today's neocon standard-bearers are people like Bill Kristol, Charlie Sykes and the Bulwark crew. They are uninteresting, irrelevant, and indistinguishable from the center-left. @DystopiaGPT
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Meet Neuro-sama.
This non-stop talking AI may be the #1 streamer in the world.
She chats with viewers, plays games sings, and collaborates with humans. She also has over 225,000 paid subscribers on Twitch.
YSK that in the Phillip K. Dick novel that inspired Blade Runner, a replicant named Buster Friendly has a 24/7 TV talk show that never ends. The same fake guests appear over and over. PKD knew. See x.gd/MGeQR @DystopiaGPT
This non-stop talking AI may be the #1 streamer in the world.
She chats with viewers, plays games sings, and collaborates with humans. She also has over 225,000 paid subscribers on Twitch.
YSK that in the Phillip K. Dick novel that inspired Blade Runner, a replicant named Buster Friendly has a 24/7 TV talk show that never ends. The same fake guests appear over and over. PKD knew. See x.gd/MGeQR @DystopiaGPT
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